Connect Charter Family Weekly Update

March 17 - March 20

This Week's Highlights

No School on Friday, March 21 for Student-Led Conferences.
Spring Break runs from Friday, March 21 with a return to school on April 7.
We are excited to welcome back our Grade 7 students from their winter camp in Kananaskis! A huge thank you to the volunteers and staff who made this experience memorable.
Report Cards available in PowerSchool -March 17, 4:00 p.m.
Student-Led Conferences (Grades 4-9, Term 2)
Thursday, March 20: 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday, March 21: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Families sign up for a 30-minute in-person block with the teaching team (maximum 4 families per block). All conferences are in-person.
Conference Booking Details
Bookings Open: March 17, 4:00 p.m. in PowerSchool
Bookings Close: March 20, 12:00 p.m.
8.4 Outdoor Education Day Trip (Carewest & MRU) – March 18
7.1 Outdoor Education Comp Field Day (Weaselhead Park) March 19
Lost and Found: All unclaimed items will be donated at the end of the day on March 21st. PE teachers will walk students through lost and found. It will also be available for parent viewing during conferences to help items find their way home.
Spirit Week - March 17-20 Organized by Connect Change Makers!
Monday, March 17 – Support Your Team (Jersey) Day
Tuesday, March 18 – Silly Hair/Hat Day
Wednesday, March 19 – Anything But a Backpack Day
Thursday, March 20 – Match Day
Term 3 Begins – March 17 Changes to student schedules for complementary classes & PE to ensure equity in learning experiences.
2025-2026 Annual Registration & Re-Registration Registration is online and open from April 8-22, 2025. All registration forms AND fees must be completed for students to continue enrollment next year. Questions? Contact [email protected]
Thank You! A big thank you to our School Council team, parent volunteers, and student volunteers for their support with our Thrive Parent Learning Session & Student Movie Night! School Council Surveys will be distributed soon to gather parenting topic ideas for next school year.
Maybe you spotted Connect Charter school in the news! https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ai-charter-school-1.7478284
From School Council:
PURDY'S CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER: Now open!
Want to know the most DELICIOUS way to support us? Order Purdy's chocolates from our fundraiser!
From now until April 2, 2025, we are offering the tastiest selection of Spring chocolates online. Shop gifts for family, friends, neighbours AND yourself in one convenient place. After all orders are submitted, we’ll sort, distribute, and let you know when you can collect your goodies (approximately April 16, 2025).
Follow these steps:
1. Go to our fundraising website: https://fundraising.purdys.com/1594771-127056
2. Click “Join Campaign” (Sign In if you’ve shopped a previous Purdy’s fundraiser)
3. Select “Shop Online” from the top menu and shop, shop, shop away!
Thank you EVERYONE for your support. Even if you can’t buy chocolates from us, it would mean the world if you could share this fundraiser link to everyone you know!
Happy chocolating!
VOLUNTEER WITH US IN 2025!
Our next joint School Council & Parent Society meeting is Tuesday, April 22 where we will elect new executive roles. We will also be building out our committees for next year and encourage anyone to join! If you have a bit of time, ideas and desire to help build school community, there's a place for you. Be a lead, take a support role or join in for ad-hoc volunteering opportunities. Contact us if you’d like to know more!
schoolcouncil@connectcharter.ca.
- Connect Charter School and School Council

Shannon Bennett
Principal

Have a wonderful week, Connect!

Shashi Shergill
Assistant Principal

Andrea Friesen
Assistant Principal